Tool-handle fastener



(N0 Model.)

L. R. LIGIER. TOOL HANDLE FASTENER.

No. 511,087. Patented Dec. 19, 1893.

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LEON R. LIGIER, OF DOUGLAS, WYOMING.

TOOL-HAN DLE VFASTYEN ER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 511,087, dated December19, 1893. Application filed November 4,1892- Serial No, H0851. (Nomodel.)

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Be it known that I, LEON REMI LIGIER, of

Douglas, in the county of Oonverseand State designed for use on picks,hammers and similar tools.

The invention consists of certain parts and details and combinations ofthe same, as will be fully described hereinafter and then pointed out inthe claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming apart ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the improvement as applied on a pick.Fig.2 is a perspective view of the tool body. Fig. 3 is a side elevationof a modified form of the improvement. Fig. 4: is a similar view ofanother modified form. Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the improvement asapplied on a hammer; and Fig. 6 is a side elevation of the improvementas applied to a claw hammer.

The improved tool handle fastener is provided with a thimble or sleeve Afitted upon an enlarged part 'B of the handle B, near that end of thehandle carrying the tool body G. The thimble or sleeveA is connectedwith the tool body by means of arms or rods 1) attached to the tool bodyby the sleeve, in any desired manner, several forms being shown in thedrawings.

It will be seen that by connecting the thimble A with the tool body 0 onthe enlarged end of the handle, as shown, the tool body is securelyattached to the said handle and is not liable to become detached, as sofrequently is the case with the tools as now fastened in place.

As shown in Fig. l, the arms D are rigidly formed on the sleeve A, andare provided with a plate D fitting on the under side of the tool body 0and secured thereon by bolts E cast or otherwise fastened in the toolbody.

As illustrated in Fig. 3, arms or rods D are employed for connecting thetool body (3 with the sleeve, one of the saidrods being cast in of thesleeve A while the other rod is formed with an eye 1) engaging the toolbody and also bolted to the sleeve A As shown in Fig. 4, the arms orrods D are bolted to the sleeve A and each is formed with a branch armor brace to strengthen the arm, the latter being cast in the tool body 0As shown in Fig. 5, the device is applied to a hammer C in which thearms or rods D in the form of bolts are fastened in the head andconnected with the sleeve A In Fig. 6, a claw hammer O is illustratedwhich is also provided with arms or rods D in the form of bolts cast inthe head of the hammer and bolted upon the sleeve A. The eyes of theseveral tools shown are of greater diameter at their inner ends and allof the collars are likewise of greater diameter at their inner ends sothat the tooland collar will fit upon the enlargement B at oppositesides of its middle; said enlargement tapering in opposite directionsfrom its middle. Thus when the tool and collar are in place andconnected they will be firmly secured upon the enlarged portion of thehandle. The collar must of course be inserted from the rear end of thehandle while the outer end of the handle is introduced into the eye ofthe tool.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent-- 1. A tool formed with a tapering eye, acollar to slide over the tool handle and tapered oppositely to the tooleye, and arms for separably connecting the tool beyond and at oppositesides of its eye with said collar, substantially as set forth.

2. A tool formed with a tapering eye and with integral bolts E on itsunder side at opposite sides of its eye and a collar tapered oppositelyto said eye and having oppositely inclined arms or rods D provided ontheir upper ends with horizontal plates D resting against the under faceof the tool and having apertures through which the said bolts pass andnuts on the lower ends of the bolts, substantially as set forth.

LEON R. LIGIER.

Witnesses:

ARONSON Bron, G. W. SLEIGH.

